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Summer Sales To Move Mostly “Odds And Ends”

July 9, 2009

DWAYNE KLASSEN RNI “A lot of Manitoba’s producers do not like the idea of having to (age verify) but if they don’t, the price for their cattle may all of a sudden be discounted by a larger percentage than they would like.” – Scott Anderson, Winnipeg LIVESTOCK SALES The numb er of cattle making their

Beef cattle, Crops, Forages, Livestock

Drought Could Sharply Thin Alberta Herd

By Rod Nickel July 9, 2009

Drought could force Alberta ranchers to thin their herds further in a desperate attempt to stay in business, the latest blow to a reeling industry. Alberta’s 1.85-million-head herd of beef cattle will likely shrink by at least 10 per cent and as much as 28 per cent this year, said Kevin Boon, vice-chairman of Alberta

Dairy cattle, Livestock

SARA In The Stomach Makes Dairy Cows Moody

By Ron Friesen July 9, 2009

SARA can be an economically important problem for milk producers. A little-known disease lurking silently in the rumens of dairy cows may be robbing milk producers of hundreds of dollars in lost production without anyone realizing it. It’s basically acid indigestion but with a fancy scientific name: subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA). SARA is a metabolic

Livestock, Other livestock

Don’t Let Dogs Eat Deadstock

By Daniel Winters July 9, 2009

Keeping guardian dogs with a sheep or goat herd is a popular way to keep them safe from predators. But because they are best left to bond with the livestock and not given much human interaction, their health may not be monitored as closely as pets. In such cases, if they develop canine tapeworm infections,

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Glen Nicoll — A Good Friend Passes

By Laura Rance-Unger July 2, 2009

Just before press time Monday, we learned that Glen Nicoll, a longtime market columnist for the cattle industry in Manitoba, lost his battle with brain cancer early June 29. This is the second tragic loss that we report in this issue – columnist Paul Beingessner died last week in an accident on his farm in

Livestock

Western Prairie Cattle Culled Due To Drought

June 25, 2009

The numb er of cattle making their way to the auction yards in Manitoba continued to decline during the week ended June 19. Prices for cattle were said to have held steady, but that was due mainly to the pull-back in the value of the Canadian dollar. “This is the time of year where activity

Livestock, News

Spring Roundup

June 25, 2009

PHOTOS BY RICK HIEBERT Jerry Doucette, (left photo) owner of the Broken O Ranch near Spruce Woods, brings in a cow-calf pair that slipped from the herd during the annual calf roundup for tagging, vaccinating and “steering.” (bottom photo) The cows seem to know the drill, standing watchfully by while cowboys Rob Graham (left), Chard

Country Crossroads, Livestock

Canadian Programs Supported By U. S. Charitable Group

By Lorraine Stevenson June 25, 2009

WHAT IS HEIFER INTERNATIONAL AND WHO STARTED IT? Heifer International was founded in the U. S. in 1944 by a Midwestern farmer and Church of the Brethren Christian member named Dan West. West returned from duty as an aid relief worker during the Spanish Civil War, convinced that restoring food security among impoverished families was

Livestock

Summer Volumes Drop, Prices Decline

June 18, 2009

The numb er of cattle being marketed through the various auction yards in Manitoba has begun its seasonal slowdown, with values for the animals on offer continuing to erode. The decline in price was linked directly to the value of the Canadian dollar and to lower bids from the packers in both eastern and western

Livestock, Other livestock

Sheep & Goat Sales – for Jun. 18, 2009

By Mark Elliot June 18, 2009

Ewes $80 – $104.55 Lambs Over 110 lbs. 0 95 110 lbs. 80 94 lbs. 0 $100 under 80 lbs. $65 to $65.76 The Winnipeg Livestock Auction arena benches were not packed, on June 5, 2009. But the bidders were ready for the auction. Once a month for the summer will keep the demand for

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle strengthen Tuesday

Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director

Calling for bigger crops ahead of StatCan report

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